2013

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Presented and read a first time

Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment Bill 2013

No.      , 2013

(Prime Minister)

A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to veterans’ affairs, and for related purposes

Contents

1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1

2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1

3............ Schedule(s)......................................................................................... 2

Schedule 1—Amendments                                                                                                3

War Precautions Act Repeal Act 1920                                                                    3

A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to veterans’ affairs, and for related purposes

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1  Short title

                   This Act may be cited as the Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 2013.

2  Commencement

                   This Act commences on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent.

3  Schedule(s)

                   Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

War Precautions Act Repeal Act 1920

1  Title

Omit “repeal the War Precautions Act 1914–1918 and to provide for certain matters arising out of such repeal, and for other purposes”, substitute “provide for the protection of the word ‘Anzac’, and for related purposes”.

2  Section 1

Omit “War Precautions Act Repeal Act 1920”, substitute “Protection of Word ‘Anzac’ Act 1920”.

Note:       This item amends the short title of the Act. If another amendment of the Act is described by reference to the Act’s previous short title, that other amendment has effect after the commencement of this item as an amendment of the Act under its amended short title (see section 10 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901).

3  Section 2

Repeal the section.

4  Before section 11

Omit:

Amendments of Crimes Act 1914–1915

5  Sections 11 to 13

Repeal the sections.

6  Before section 22

Omit:

Loans

Miscellaneous